assembly Bill A7476

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to comptroller audits of certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities

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Current Bill Status Via S5445 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 20, 2019 signed chap.710
Dec 17, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 18, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.283
substituted for a7476
Jun 18, 2019 substituted by s5445
Jun 14, 2019 ordered to third reading rules cal.283
rules report cal.283
reported
Jun 05, 2019 reported referred to rules
May 21, 2019 reported referred to ways and means
May 14, 2019 reported referred to codes
May 06, 2019 referred to local governments

Votes

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May 30, 2019 - floor Vote

S5445
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floor
56
Aye
2
Nay
0
Absent
4
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 30, 2019

aye (56)
nay (2)
excused (4)

May 20, 2019 - Local Government committee Vote

S5445
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1
committee
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Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
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Excused
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Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 20, 2019

aye (6)
nay (1)

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A7476 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5445
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §34, Gen Muni L

A7476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations directly or indirectly controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities.

A7476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7476

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, THIELE, BRONSON, BUCHWALD, McDONALD,
  GALEF, ROZIC -- (at request of the State Comptroller) -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  audits  of
  governmentally controlled entities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 34 of the general  municipal  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 233 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  §  34.  Powers  and  duties  of examiners. 1. The comptroller and each
examiner of municipal affairs shall  have  power  to  examine  into  the
financial affairs of every such municipal corporation, industrial devel-
opment agency, district, [fire company as defined in section two hundred
four-a  of this chapter,] agency [and], activity [and], ANY FIRE COMPANY
AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ANY  OTHER
ORGANIZATION,  EXCEPT  A  STATEWIDE  ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THAT IS CONTROLLED BY ONE  OR  MORE  OF  ANY
SUCH  MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DISTRICTS
OR AGENCIES.  AN ORGANIZATION SHALL BE DEEMED UNDER THE CONTROL  OF  ONE
OR   MORE   MUNICIPAL  CORPORATIONS,  INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT  AGENCIES,
DISTRICTS OR AGENCIES WHEN ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AS OFFICERS
OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,  INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY,  DISTRICT  OR AGENCY: (A) SELECT EITHER A MAJORITY OF THE ORGAN-
IZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY OR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF  EXECU-
TIVE  OFFICER;  (B)  CONSTITUTE  A  MAJORITY OF THE VOTING STRENGTH THAT
SELECTS EITHER A MAJORITY OF THE  ORGANIZATION'S  HIGHEST  POLICY-MAKING
BODY  OR  THE  ORGANIZATION'S  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; OR (C) SERVE AS:
(I) A MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HIGHEST POLICY-MAKING BODY; (II) IN
HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFI-
CER;  OR  (III) IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, A PARTNER IN THE ORGAN-
IZATION. AN ORGANIZATION UNDER THE CONTROL  OF  ONE  OR  MORE  MUNICIPAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.